Faculty Nominations Committee – Annual Report – 2025-2026

Members:

Name	Rank	Department	Div	E/A	Term Ends	Email
Katharine Beutner	FAC	English	AH	E	2028	beutner@uwm.edu
Thomas Gamboa	FAC	Music	AH	E	2028	gamboa@uwm.edu
Tami Williams, Chair	FAC	English	AH	E	2028	tamiw@uwm.edu
Jeana Holt	FAC	Nursing	PR	E	2027	jmholt@uwm.edu
Ahmad Hosseinizadeh 1	FAC	Physics	NS	E	2027	hosseina@uwm.edu
Ionel Popa 2 *	FAC	Physics	NS	E	2026	popa@uwm.edu
Iris Xie	FAC	Information Studies	PR	E	2026	hiris@uwm.edu
John Reisel	FAC	Secretary of the University	x-o	o	2026	reisel@uwm.edu

Charter:

A3.5 – Nominations Committee

The Nominations Committee nominates candidates for Faculty-elected positions and advises the Chancellor on appointive Faculty positions as requested.

1. Membership. The committee is comprised of the following members:
   1. seven elected Faculty members, not more than four of whom are from a single college;
   2. the Secretary of the University, ex-officio and non-voting.
2. Functions
   1. Nominates candidates for all positions to be filled by Faculty election.
   2. Advises the Chancellor on appointive Faculty positions and on such other Faculty appointive positions as the Chancellor may request.
3. Procedures
   1. The Secretary of the University circulates a questionnaire to the Faculty not later than the second regular Faculty meeting, which shows the names of all Faculty committees and all other elected and appointed positions, and requests the Faculty members to indicate first, second and third choices of such positions in which they are willing to serve if elected or appointed. The committee is authorized to solicit appropriate biographical data as prescribed by the committee.
   2. The Committee then prepares a slate of nominees to be distributed with the calendar of the March Faculty Senate meeting, where it is the first item of business. The committee nominates at least two candidates for each vacancy. Additional nominations may be made viva voce from the floor of the meeting. Other nominations, sponsored by three Faculty members, may be made, prior to the meeting, by submitting the names of the nominees to the Secretary of the University.
   3. Immediately following the meeting, the Secretary of the University prepares an electronic ballot to be distributed to all members of the Faculty. Accompanying the ballot will be a brief biographical statement of the candidates.

Meetings:

1. The following actions were taken at the first meeting of the Nomination Committee that was held on October 22, 2025.
   • Tami Williams was elected Chair for the period of 2025-2028.
   • Committee charter and preference sheets were reviewed.
   • Nomination and election timelines were reviewed and approved.
2. The Committee met again on February 17, 2026, to select candidates for year 2026 – 2027 standing committee elections. Chair was delegated to recommend candidates for ARPC, URC, and the Faculty Senate Parliamentarian to the Chancellor.